Die for forming handles for cups, etc.



E. BROOKES.

DIE FOR FORMING HANDLES FOR CUPS,- ETC. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5, 1916- Patented May 30, 1922.

UNITED STATES ELIJAH BROOKES, 0F STOKE-ON-TBENT, ENGLAND.

DIE FOR FORMING HANDLES FOB CUPS, ETC.

Application filed June 15, 1916.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1922.

Serial No. 103,860.

(GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS lF THE NET 0]! MARCH 3, 1921, 41 STAT. L, 1313.)

To all 1.0/1 0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, EL'LIAH Bnoonns, subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and resident of Henley, Stoke-on- Trent, in the county of Stafford, l lngland, earthenware manufacturer, have invented certain new and useful Dies for Forming Handles for Cups, Etc, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new or improved die press to be employed in the manufacture or formation of handles for tea cups, breakfast cups, ugs and the like articles of pottery, the object being to produce handles more perfect in shape and with their ends cut at the right position and angle to fit the contour of the body or vessel to which they are to be applied.

Prior to the date of this invention the handles have usually been pressed out of plastic clay, thenplaced on a board to dry. When the handle is in a suitable condition the ends thereof are cut to a cutting mark which is very seldom in the correct position owing to the handle having been deformed or bent. in the process of making and drying. In the majority of cases the cutting mark on the handle is out of place, consequently when out to the cutting mark the handle does not lit the contour of the body or vessel and when forced against it springs away in drying. Or if a deformed handle obtains a good hold of the body or vessel it will often pull it out of shape when drying and firing.

My invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a die press constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same,

Fig. 3 isa similar view to Fig. 1 showing a slight modification to be hereinafter described,

Figs. l and 5 are front and side elevations, respectively, of the die in its closed position,

Fig. (3 plan of the lower part of the die and Fig. 7 a plan illustrating a hand tool for cutting the ends of the handles to be hereinafter described.

My invention is designed with the object of overcoming the disadvantages hereinbefore referred to and consists in the employment of a device in the form of a die press A to lit the body of the article. The said press.

A has a die Z) formed in two parts 32 72 each part being recessed at c to correspond with the shape of the handle which the die Z) has to accommodate. The die may be constructed of metal or other suitable material. The lower part b of the die is fixed to a block or plate (Z carried by a pillar on a base or frame f. Secured to the lower die block are guide rods g the upper ends of which are supported by a lined crosshead or plate It. The upper part of the die is constructed to slide on the guide rods 9 in and out of contact with the lower fixed part b of the die. The die can be removed from the press by unscrewing the set screws 5 and other dies substituted as desired. The die block is normally held up in its highest position, as shown at Figs. 1 to 8, by a spring the upperend of which is connected to a pillar Z fixed on the crosshead h whilst its lower end is connected to a rod or projection m secured to the upper die block j. n is a spring on the rod m for cushioning the upper die block j when it is pulled up by the spring 70.

Figs. 1 and 2 show the press carried by a vertical pillar e the two parts of the die being in a horizontal position, but to facilitate the easy insertion and withdrawal of the handles from the die I prefer to slightly incline the press as shown at Fig. 3.

The front face 00 of the die, through which the ends 0 0 of the handle slightly project (see Fig. 6), is shaped to the contour of the article to which the handle has to be applied, and a cutting tool of corresponding shape is passed along the face of the die to out off and shape the ends of the handle to fit the contour of the vessel. hand tool p is shown at Fig. 7 the blade q being shaped to correspond with the face so of the die. When the tool blade is passing along the face :0 of the die the ends 0 o of the handle are severed thereby. By shaping the ends 0 0 of the handle to lit in the manner described it is not necessary to force the handle to the vessel and consequently there are no sprung handles. By raising the spring controlled pin 1" (Fig. 2) which passes through a hole .9 in the bottom part of the die 6 and into the handle recess a the fin- A very convenient dim ished handle may be dislodged or-raised out of the recess and be easily removed.

Any other approved cutting or scraping devices, besides the bladeg, may be used for trimming the ends of the handles.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is p 1. A die press for use'in the manufacture or formation of handles for articles of pottery, consisting of a frame, a die formed in two parts, the upper part being slidable on guide rods and spring controlled, handle recesses formed in the die and extending to the front face thereof, said die being curved or shaped to enable the ends ot' the handle to be cut at the right angle or shape, and a spring controlled pin for dislodging or raising the finished handle, substantially as described.

2. In a press for use in theinanufacture or formation of handles for articles of pot-.

tery, the combination, with the die having recesses to accommodate the handle, of a cutting tool or knife shaped to correspond With the frontgif'ace ofthe die and to sever the ends of the handle, snbstanitally as described.

3. A die press for handles, comprising a frame provided With guides, and a pair of die blocks one otwhich is slidable in the 

